John Bartholomew (20 January 1888 – 14 July 1965) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), and at club level for Morecambe, Huddersfield and Bradford Northern as a fullback, wing, centre or stand-off, i.e. number 1, 2 or 5, 3 or 4, or 6. Jack Bartholomew was the uncle of the comedian Eric Morecambe (real name John Eric Bartholomew).